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A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning Into Mor
$17.00 Add to cartOne of the most significant works of Western philosophy, Hume’s Treatise was published in 1739-40, before he was thirty years old. A pinnacle of English empiricism, it is a comprehensive attempt to ap… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Hume, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: February 04 1986
- ISBN10: 0140432442
- Language: English
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The End Is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
$17.99 Add to cartNow a New York Times Bestseller.
The creator of the wildly popular award-winning podcast Hardcore History looks at some of the apocalyptic moments from the past as a way to frame the challenges of the
- Author: Carlin, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 0062868055
- Language: English
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Hannah Arendt: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was one of the major intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Born in Konigsberg to secular Jewish parents, she wa- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Villa, Dana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0198806981
- Language: English
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Spinoza: Practical Philosophy
$13.95 Read moreA concise and illuminating book about the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, one of the early thinkers of the Enlightenment and modern biblical criticism.
Spinoza’s theoretical philosophy is one of the
- Author: Deleuze, Gilles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: January 01 1988
- ISBN10: 0872862186
- Language: English
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Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature
$23.95 Add to cartWhen it first appeared in 1979, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature hit the philosophical world like a bombshell. In it, Richard Rorty argued that, beginning in the seventeenth century, philosophers d
- Series: Princeton Classics #30
- Author: Rorty, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 31 2017
- ISBN10: 0691178151
- Language: English
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Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy
$27.95 Add to cartA compelling look at the problem of evil in modern thought, from the Inquisition to global terrorism
Evil threatens human reason, for it challenges our hope that the world makes sense. For eighteenth-- Series: Princeton Classics #74
- Author: Neiman, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: August 25 2015
- ISBN10: 0691168504
- Language: English
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Nicomachean Ethics
$11.00 Read moreHailed by Dante as “the master of those who know,” the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) surveyed every field of learning known to the ancient world and pioneered the sciences of psychology a… [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 04 1998
- ISBN10: 486400964
- Language: English
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How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land
$16.95 Add to cartA delightful anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings celebrating country living–ranging from a philosophy of compost to hymns to the gods of agriculture
Whether you farm or garden, live in th- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Usher, M. D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0691211744
- Language: English
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Six Great Dialogues: Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Phaedrus, Symposium, the Republic
$7.00 Add to cartPlato’s brilliant dialogues, written in the fourth century B.C., rank among Western civilization’s most important philosophical works. Presented as a series of probing conversations between Socrates a… [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: May 11 2007
- ISBN10: 0486454657
- Language: English
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Critique of Judgment
$9.95 Add to cartThis 1790 polemic by one of philosophy’s most important and influential figures attempts to establish the principles that support the faculty of judgment. Kant’s third critique — after Critique of Pr… [more below]
- Series: Dover Philosophical Classics
- Author: Kant, Immanuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 21 2005
- ISBN10: 0486445437
- Language: English
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The Cynic Philosophers: From Diogenes to Julian
$19.00 Add to cart‘Poverty does not consist in the want of money, ‘ I answered, ‘nor is begging to be deplored. Poverty consists in the desire to have everything, and through violent means if necessary’
From their foun- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Various
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: February 26 2013
- ISBN10: 0141192224
- Language: English
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The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Selections Annotated & Explained
$21.99 Add to cartAs seen through the writings of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, the Stoic approach to life is surprisingly rich, nuanced, clear-eyed and friendly. Offers startlingly modern psychological and spiritual … [more below]
- Series: SkyLight Illuminations
- Author: Long, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1594732361
- Language: English
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Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche & Kafka
$18.00 Add to cartHow four of Europe’s most mysterious and fascinating writers shaped the modern mind.Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kafka were all outsiders in their societies, unable to fit into the accepted… [more below]
- Author: Hubben, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 13 1997
- ISBN10: 0684825899
- Language: English
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Love and Saint Augustine
$22.00 Add to cartHannah Arendt began her scholarly career with an exploration of Saint Augustine’s concept of caritas, or neighborly love, written under the direction of Karl Jaspers and the influence of Martin Heideg… [more below]
- Author: Arendt, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: April 26 1998
- ISBN10: 0226025977
- Language: English
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Meditations
$6.00 Add to cartOne of the world’s most famous and influential books, Meditations, by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 121-180), incorporates the stoic precepts he used to cope with his life as a warrior and
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 11 1997
- ISBN10: 048629823X
- Language: English
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How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy
$18.00 Add to cartA collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life.
Socrates famously said “the unexamined l- Author: Pigliucci, Massimo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0525566147
- Language: English
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Great Political Theories V.2: A Comprehensive Selection of the Crucial Ideas in Political Philosophy from the French Revolution to Modern Times
$19.99 Add to cartThis carefully selected compilation of the significant writings of the great political philosophers, scientists, and thinkers has long been an invaluable guide to the general reader as well as to the
- Series: Harper Perennial Modern Thought
- Author: Curtis, M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: March 11 2008
- ISBN10: 0061351377
- Language: English
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Liberalism: A Counter-History
$26.95 Read moreOne of Europe’s leading intellectual historians deconstructs the dark side of liberalism, sifting through 3 centuries of liberal writings by John Locke, Alexis de Tocqueville, and others.
In this de- Author: Losurdo, Domenico
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 04 2014
- ISBN10: 178168166X
- Language: English
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The Consolation of Philosophy: With an Introduction and Contemporary Criticism
$8.95 Read moreWritten in the sixth century, The Consolation of Philosophy was one of the most popular and influential works of the Middle Ages. Boethius composed the masterpiece while imprisoned and awaiting the de
- Series: Ignatius Critical Editions
- Author: Boethius, Anicius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 278
- Publish Date: April 25 2012
- ISBN10: 1586174371
- Language: English
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How to Think about War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy
$16.95 Add to cartAn accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides’s History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and war
Why do nations go to war- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Thucydides
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 05 2019
- ISBN10: 0691190151
- Language: English
